Butch Walker
Birth name	Bradley Glenn Walker III
Born	November 14, 1969 (1969-11-14) (age 38) Cartersville, Georgia, U.S.
Genre(s)	Rock, Pop punk[1] Post-grunge[2] Alternative rock Pop rock Hard rock[3]
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, Musician, Producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Bass
Years active	1985–present
Label(s)	Epic
Website	ButchWalker.com

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Contents 1 Career 2 Currently 3 Personal life 4 Discography 4.1 Albums 4.2 EPs 4.3 Singles 4.4 DVDs 4.5 Featured In 4.6 Produced Records 5 References 6 External links

Career

Walker grew up in Cartersville, Georgia and stood out as a guitarist and performer in several rock bands in the 1980s including Bad Boyz and Byte the Bullet. Cartersville is a city in Bartow County, Georgia, in the United States. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule In 1988, he took Byte the Bullet to LA and they were signed to Virgin Records within the year. The band then changed their name to SouthGang and released two albums, Tainted Angel in 1991 and Group Therapy in 1992. SouthGang was a Los Angeles -based Glam metal band composed of Jesse Harte Butch Walker, Jayce Fincher and Mitch "Slug" McLee active in the SouthGang was one of the first bands to tour China in the early 1990s. SouthGang was a Los Angeles -based Glam metal band composed of Jesse Harte Butch Walker, Jayce Fincher and Mitch "Slug" McLee active in the

Afterwards, Butch took over lead vocals and with ex-SouthGang members Jayce Fincher (Jay Fincher)and Mitch McLee (Doug Mitchell) formed several bands in the 90s including Floyds Funk Revival, The Floyds, and the popular post-grunge/punk-pop band Marvelous 3 which had a relatively successful hit with the song "Freak of the Week. SouthGang was a Los Angeles -based Glam metal band composed of Jesse Harte Butch Walker, Jayce Fincher and Mitch "Slug" McLee active in the Marvelous 3 was an Atlanta -based rock band History Marvelous 3 was formed by lead Singer / Guitarist Butch Walker, " After the break-up of the band in 2001 (their final concert was on August 3, 2001 at Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park in front of their hometown fans), Butch then began a solo career, releasing the albums Left of Self-Centered in 2002, Letters in 2004 and The Rise and Fall of Butch Walker and the Let's-Go-Out-Tonites in 2006, and in 2005 played over 200 live shows across both the U.S. and Japan. Left of Self-Centered is Butch Walker 's debut album released on July 9 2002 on BMG / Arista Records. Letters is the second full-length album by Butch Walker, released on August 24 2004 on Epic Records. The Rise and Fall of Butch Walker and the Let's-Go-Out-Tonites is the third full-length album by Butch Walker, released on July 11 2006 on The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Butch Walker was recently featured as a headlining artist on the MySpace-promoted Inaugural Hotel Cafe tour, supporting independent artists from the Los Angeles venue of the same name. MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West He has recently created a new band, 1969, and they have four songs already posted on their MySpace profile. MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and A full-length album titled Maya was released on April 1st, 2008.

Several of his songs have been hits for other artists, including Bowling for Soup's "Girl All the Bad Guys Want". Bowling for Soup is an American Rock band who originally formed in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994. He has written and produced records for such artists as Avril Lavigne, Family Force 5, Bowling for Soup, Pink, Lindsay Lohan, Lit, Simple Plan, Sevendust, Injected, The Donnas, Hot Hot Heat, American Hi-Fi, Default, Gob, Midtown, Puffy AmiYumi, Pete Yorn, Fall Out Boy, Quietdrive, All-American Rejects, SR-71, Rock Star Supernova, The Academy Is... and recently The Cab. Avril Lavigne Whibley (born September 27 1984 better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (ˈævrɨl ləˈviːn is a Canadian Grammy Award Family Force 5 (often abbreviated FF5, formerly known as The Phamily and The Brothers) is a crossover Crunk rock band from Atlanta Georgia Bowling for Soup is an American Rock band who originally formed in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994. Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8 1979 known professionally as P!nk is a two-time Grammy -winning American Singer-songwriter who gained prominence Lindsay Dee Lohan (born July 2 1986 is an American Actress, model and Pop music Singer. Lit is a Pop punk band based in Fullerton, California. They had several hits singles in the late 1990s and early 2000s including Simple Plan is a French Canadian Pop punk band based in Montreal, Quebec. Sevendust is an American Alternative metal band from Atlanta Georgia. The Donnas are an American all-female rock band from Palo Alto California. Hot Hot Heat is a rock band from Victoria British Columbia, Canada. American Hi-Fi is an American Punk rock / Alternative rock band from best known for their 2001 hit " Flavor of the Weak " Gob is a Canadian punk rock band from Langley British Columbia formed in 1994 Midtown was an American Pop-punk band from New Brunswick, New Jersey formed in November 1998 by three Rutgers University or Puffy AmiYumi is a Japanese rock duo They are currently signed onto Sony Music Japan. Peter (Pete Yorn (b July 27, 1974) is an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist who first gained international recognition when Fall Out Boy is an American Pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001 Quietdrive is a Pop punk band based out of Minneapolis Minnesota that formed in 2002 The All-American Rejects are a Rock band sometimes referred to as AAR, from Stillwater Oklahoma formed by Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler SR-71 was an American Alternative rock band that was formed in Baltimore Maryland. For the TV series through which the band was created see Rock Star Supernova. The Academy Is is a band based in Hoffman Estates Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The Cab is an American rock band from Las Vegas Nevada, signed to Fueled by Ramen subsidiary Decaydance Records.

Also, he cowrote and performed on the minor Tommy Lee hit "Good Times" from the Tommyland lp. Tommyland The Ride is the second solo Album by Mötley Crüe Drummer Tommy Lee, released in 2005.

In late 2005, he released his first DVD, Live at Budokan and ended the year as Rolling Stone's producer of the year. Instructions for adding a footnote NOTE Footnotes in this article use names not numbers On July 11, 2006, his third solo studio record was released, entitled The Rise and Fall of Butch Walker and the Let’s-Go-Out-Tonites. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It was recorded with his backing band, the Let's Go Out Tonites. He is working on a second DVD, which will feature his concert at The Tabernacle in Atlanta in 2007.

Walker was a guest judge on the second season of the American reality television program Rock Star: Supernova, during which Walker aided Tommy Lee, Gilby Clarke, and Jason Newsted in selecting a lead singer for the new band, Rock Star Supernova. Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary Rock Star Supernova was the second season of the Reality television show Rock Star. Tommy Lee (born Thomas Lee Bass; October 3, 1962) is an American Musician. Gilby Clarke is a Guitarist and Record producer, born in Cleveland Ohio, on August 17, 1962. Jason Curtis Newsted (born March 4, 1963 in Battle Creek Michigan) is an American bassist best known as the former bassist of Metallica The lead vocalist (or lead singer) is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song For the TV series through which the band was created see Rock Star Supernova. He later explained his limited participation in the televised show, stating: "I wouldn't give 'em more than one appearance. They edited the shit out of me, kind of made me seem like a kiss-ass. They skipped over the 10 contestants where I had critical things to say. "^[4] Lukas Rossi was chosen, and Walker produced a self-titled album for the band, which was released November 21, 2006. Lukas Rossi (born December 21, 1976 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian rock musician and was the winner Rock Star Supernova is the debut album from American rock band Rock Star Supernova, the band which was formed during the TV show with the similar name Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

In 2007, Walker provided guest vocals on Fall Out Boy's third record Infinity on High, on the track "You're Crashing, but You're No Wave", and co-produced the track "Don't You Know Who I Think I Am?" with singer Patrick Stump. Fall Out Boy is an American Pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001 Infinity on High is Fall Out Boy 's fourth Studio album. It is the follow up to their 2005 album From Under the Cork Tree Patrick Stump (born Patrick Martin Stumph on April 27, 1984 in Glenview Illinois) is an American Musician, Composer He also made a brief cameo in the video for "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race".

Walker also appears in The Academy Is. . . videos for "Slow Down" and "We've Got a Big Mess on Our Hands".

Currently

Butch Walker has begun 2008 by setting out many dates for new songs, DVDs, new albums with the band, 1969, which he is the bassist and lead singer for, and also a "Butch Record" titled "Sycamore Meadows". Sycamore Meadows is said to be released on a holiday in the Summer of 2008 (in July to be specific). These albums for 1969 and Sycamore Meadows will be released on a limited run of vinyl. As being said, the release for Maya by 1969 will be on April 1, 2008 (April Fool's Day). On February 14th (Valentines Day) an audio release of Walker's live performance in his hometown of Atlanta, GA was released. A DVD of this show will follow on St. Patrick's Day (March 17, 2008). The DVD and audio are titled "Leavin' The Game On Luckie Street" (Luckie Street is the road the venue the show was played at, the Tabernacle in Atlanta, is on). Butch has stated that he is planning to release something on every major holiday in 2008.

Butch signed on to judge a competition called Spin's Hot Pursuit to find an unsigned band for Epic Records/Original Signal hosted on Music Nation. http://musicnation.com/contest/spin/judges

Personal life

In November 2007, Butch Walker lost all of his possessions, including the masters to every song he had ever recorded, when the Malibu home he was renting from Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers burned down as a result of a wildfire in Southern California. Malibu is an incorporated city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16 1962 more commonly known by the Stage name Flea, is an Australian-born American Bassist, Trumpet player Red Hot Chili Peppers are A wildfire, also known as a wildland fire, forest fire, brush fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, Peat fire, Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U ^[5]

Discography

Albums

• Left of Self-Centered (2002)
• Letters (2004)
• This Is Me... Justified and Stripped (2004, live album)
• The Rise and Fall of Butch Walker and the Let's-Go-Out-Tonites (2006)
• Leavin' the Game on Luckie Street (2008, live album)
• Sycamore Meadows (2008)

EPs

• Heartwork (2004)
• Cover Me Badd (2005)

Singles

• "Last Christmas"/"Wake Me Up GO! GO!" with Yuji Oda (2004)

DVDs

• Live at Budokan (2005)
• Leavin' The Game On Luckie Street (2008)

Featured In

• "You're Crashing But You're No Wave" By Fall Out Boy (2007)

Produced Records

• Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing - April 13, 2007
• Family Force 5 - Business Up Front/Party in the Back - 21 March 2006
• Bowling for Soup - Drunk Enough to Dance - August 6, 2002
• Pink - I'm Not Dead - March 31, 2006
• Lindsay Lohan - A Little More Personal (Raw)
• Lit - Atomic - October 16, 2001
• Simple Plan - Still Not Getting Any... - October 26, 2004
• Sevendust - Seasons - October 7, 2003
• Injected - Burn It Black - February 26, 2002
• The Donnas - Gold Medal
• Hot Hot Heat
• American Hi-Fi - Hearts on Parade - April 12, 2005
• Default - Elocation - November 11, 2003
• Gob
• Midtown - Forget What You Know - June 29, 2004
• Pete Yorn - musicforthemorningafter (2001) Day I Forgot (2003) USNightcrawler (2006)
• Fall Out Boy - Infinity on High
• Quietdrive - When All That's Left Is You
• All-American Rejects
• SR-71 - Tomorrow - October 22, 2002
• Rock Star Supernova - Self Tittled - November 21, 2006
• The Academy Is... - Santi - April 3, 2007
• The Automatic - This Is A Fix - 2008

References

External links

• Official website
• Official MySpace Page

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